China's army to stay under CPC control

July 31, 2012 14:48 IST

China's 2.8 million strong People's Liberation Army, the world's largest standing military, would continue to be part of ruling Communist Party of China, and resolutely oppose any attempt to separate from it, a military official said on Tuesday.

The country will resolutely oppose any erroneous ideas about the depoliticisation of the country's army, Wang Yongsheng an official of the General Political Department of PLA told the media in Beijing.

"The PLA was founded by, and is under the leadership of, the CPC, and CPC's absolute leadership over the army is the army's fundamental system and principle," state-run news agency Xinhua quoted Wang as saying.

Wang said some people in other countries criticise China's military system.

That criticism spreads some erroneous ideas, including ideas that the army should be depoliticised and have no party affiliations, or that the army should be nationalised.

Some even suggest the Party should end its leadership of the army, he said.